>>>>Store the pictures as individual files, and store the name of these files in the new field.
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>>>Is that preferable to storing the actual image in a General field?
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>>Yes, it is much better. The rule of thumb is not to use General fields at all.
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>Great! That clears up the storage issue.
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>Now. Any advice on the user interface to allow users to select the picture to associate with the record?

You can have a button and invoke getfile or getpict (in thumb view) to get the picture file from some directory. See http://weblogs.foxite.com/vfpimaging/archive/2007/06/27/4199.aspx for details.

On the form you'll have an image control to show it.

That's the simplest interface I can think of. For something nicer you may explore Cesar Chalom's blog.